Chapter 1

The sound of clattering footsteps and blabbering sound is all I can hear everywhere in the hall. And my best friend is no exception.

“Rossy!! Are you ready about William proposing to you?” Janine twitchingly ask about this a hundred times since yesterday.

“Make me your maid of honor huh?” she keeps lingering around just to persuade me to make her my bride of honor if William proposed a wedding.

Well, she saw William, my boyfriend buy an engagement ring in a luxurious shop. I can't even believe this. We've been together for three years and now... I guess three years of being in a boyfriend and girlfriend relationship is enough right? Maybe it's time to move to the next step. But somehow, I kinda feel like something seems wrong.

“I don't know. William and I didn't talk since last week,” I uttered while hardly holding this thing of mine.

She covered her mouth and shrieks. “Oh my! Oh my, that's the sign, Rossy!” she even jumps for joy.

Although I'm feeling bad, excitement is eating me too. I can't wait to hear him saying 'will you marry me?' and I will cry out of happiness and gave him my sweetest 'yes'. Just the thought of it, a smile was permanently drawn on my face.

I am Rauzella Mallari, a fourth-year student of architecture. I've done studying business management in New York when I was 20 and I am currently taking architecture here in the Philippines.

My life is more luxurious than those princesses out there but it feels like my life sucks for lacking all the things I want. Well, I have my handsome boyfriend and my gorgeous best friend but that doesn't fulfill parental love right?

I'm on my way to William's condo unit. I wanted to give him a surprise visit. I was about to type his passcode when I saw the door left ajar and something sickening sound left me dumbfounded and broke my heart into pieces.

I wanted to run but it was too late, my feet unconsciously walked inside, following the disgusting moans I've been hearing. As I walk closer and closer to his bedroom, my hands and knees are shaking just like the knife stabbing that serves as the feeling of betrayal in my heart.

“W-William!” a familiar female voice uttered.

“Y-yeah! Moan my name sweetheart!”

My heart was shattered into pieces as I saw the two important people in my life, giving pleasure to each other.

“No! Not there. Ah! You f****r! Rossy will surely see this hickey!”

“That's your punishment for spitting out something you shouldn't,” his husky voice made my tears drop for an instant.

“Why? Shouldn't I give her a sign? I'm satisfied to see her smiling face earlier, she'll turn to be a fool anyway,” she laughs.

I never thought that this will going to happen. I never imagine that Janine can be this wicked more than William turns to be an a****le.

I intentionally open the lights of his room, letting their nakedness appeared in front of me.

“Rossy!?” they uttered at once.

“Such a pleasuring night isn't it?” I laughed sarcastically, trying to cover my fragile emotions.

“No, Rossy!” I shifted my gaze somewhere when he stood out from the bed, revealing his whole ***** body.

“What a perfect match! A b***h and an a****e! William Peterson, we are over!”

Before the last tear from my eyes drops, I already step out of the room.

“Oh and one more! Please lock the door if you're going to do that kind of thing. Don't be so excited!” I added before slamming the door.

And there I can feel the hatred and the most unbearable feeling of two different pain. I lazily walked like a zombie, I did not even notice that I am home. A home without warmth, without parents, a home of an abandoned lady.

“Miss Rossy—”

“Don't call me Rossy!” I cut her out and exclaimed. “I don't want to hear anyone saying that word again!” I felt my eyes are burning.

She kneeled. “I'm sorry, Miss Rauzella!”

I just ignored her and went to my room. I bathed, dress up, and even fixed myself unconsciously.

“Miss, dinner is ready.”

“I'm not having dinner,” I seriously replied.

“Where are you going, Miss?”

“To a place where I could forget them and the problems,” I casually answered.

I didn't bother wasting my time talking to her. I drive away.

*"""

A piece of loud and earsplitting rock music with a restless disco light filled the whole area of the bar. It's already four in the morning and yet here I am drinking endlessly. 

I never imagine that I can experience this kind of fun after being betrayed by them. I would love to thank that b****h and that a*****e for turning me into a spoiled brat.

“One more glass of hard drink,” I said to the bartender.

“Ah, Miss! You've already finished ten bottles of vodka. Our liquor here is limited—”

“I don't care. Give me a hard drink!” I exclaimed and slam the table.

My vision was getting more blurry and I feel dizzier but still, I want more alcohol. I don't want to sobber up and feel the pain again.

“Look! Do you know me? I am Rauzella Mallari—” I ate my words when someone sat beside me.

“One shot of hard drink!” he said to the man in front.

My eyes were stuck, looking at his sapphire blue eyes that is bewitching me.

“Quite good, isn't it?” his eyes looks on mine that made me speechless and unable to move. Even if my visions are now blurred, I can still clearly see his seductive smirk. The loud music was gone on my ear and I can only hear the pumping beat of my f*****g heart. Not even William can make my heart race like this before.

I look away, sparing myself a little dignity. His gaze is burning me down like a feather in a fire.

“Your face—”

“Handsome?” I can still see him in my peripheral vision. I was amused when he drank the liquor in one gulp, revealing his alluring adam's apple.

“Tsk! Boastful!” I rolled my eyes while holding this empty glass.

“You have good alcohol tolerance,” he commented. I already closed my eyes because of dizziness.

“Thank you! That's one of my talents,” I replied.

“Ten bottles of vodka and how much did she drink hard drinks?” he asked the bartender.

Is he interviewing me?

“Ten or more. Sir, can I ask? Are you her boyfriend?”

I glance at the bartender with my unbelievable look and then my gaze shifted to the man beside me.

“Do you think, I'm qualified to be her boyfriend?” he asked the boy playfully.

I massage my temple because of frustrations.

How could he answer like that? Can't he just say no?

“Are you flirting with me, man?” I asked him seriously.

“Do you think I am?” he smirked again. I didn't notice his dimples earlier, maybe it's because of my blurred vision.

“You are wasting your time!” I warned him.

He chuckled all of the sudden. “You're imagining things, Lady! I guess we have the same problem that's why we are here.”

Oh another man who got betrayed just like me.

I feel at ease hearing those words from him. And in the meantime, I did forget about why I'm here because of his poise that attract me.

“Oh! Another man who has been betrayed?” I verified.

He confusingly looks at me. “Nope, a man who has been controlled.”

“Huh?” I move a little closer to listen more clearly. After seconds of waiting, I was startled when I look at him looking at me sternly. His sapphire blue eyes are melting me little by little.

“W-what are you doing?” I tried to be calm but my voice cracked. He was about to say something but my phone rang.

I checked it and there I saw William's nonsense messages.

From William,

Hey baby! I'm sorry, it's just a prank okay. Don't be mad. Can you forgive me, baby?

What the f**k!?

Prank?

My brows arched and my forehead furrowed. He must be so silly and thick-skinned to say that everything was just a prank. Is he making a joke on me?

“F**k you! You f*****g bastard!” I recorded and send it to him. Because of frustrations, I angrily throw my phone away.

“Hoh! A girl has gone insane because of love.”

“F**k that love!!” I shouted and snatched his glass and drink it in one gulp. He tried to stop me but it was too late. I stood up, dragging my bag, and left a huge amount of money on the table.

I even heard him saying, “Where are you going?” but I didn't bother to reply and went off to settle the scores with those bastards.

Alright! Let's play your games!

"To William,

Okay!"

I drive slowly and carefully to avoid accidents but my naughty foot keeps on hitting the gas, making my car sway on the runway.

*"""

“Hey, baby!” I was about to close the door of my car when he intended to hug me, but my itching hands landed on his face.

He groaned, caressing his red left cheek. “Baby? What's—” my fist cut him off.

“Trying to play a game? That's for my bet!” I exclaimed.

“Baby—”

“What? Is that scene not enough, William? Trying to get and use me again? In your f*****g dreams, idiot!” thank God I didn't stutter. I've cursed him a million times a while ago and I can finally say it on his face.

“Baby, you're just drunk.” he tried to touch me but I slapped his hands away.

“Oh c'mon William! Don't you know, that a drunk person is more honest than those people who are wearing a mask and act like an angel!” I said seriously.

He suddenly smirked and look at my back. Oh! Her perfume is too strong for my nose, and I know she's here too. Well, when there's an a*****e, it must be followed by a b***h.

“Here comes my ex-bestie,” I uttered.

She giggled as if I am throwing a big joke at her. “Erase that ex-bestie thing because I never treated you as one of my best friends,” she sarcastically said.

“So what am I to you? The antagonist of your embarrassing story?” I paused and chuckled for a bit. “Oh, how nice!” I clapped for myself.

“So why does Rauzella Mallari the young mistress of the Mallari family went to a bar?” she looks at me smirking. “Oh, she must be brokenhearted because I stole her man,” then she acted like a parasite, lingering and clinging into William's arms.

I was speechless for the following seconds and the silence broke when William speak.

“Listen! The three years I've spent with you, are hell to me. And I want you to know that, before we met three years ago, we planned everything about this. Our original plan was to act in front of you for five years but it seems to be earlier than we thought, we never expected to be busted by you.”

“Y-you!” I clench my fist trying to hold my anger.

So it's all just a game?

“Thank you for the billions of dollars you have given me... Baby!” then they just slip away and I'm here being left dumbfounded.

I thought the pain was gone but then again...it came back, stabbing my heart into pieces. I can't even hold my tears anymore.

When my parents are gone for work, they were by my side, assisting me so that I won't be bored.

When I am feeling down, they were there, encouraging me to stand up.

When I graduated, they were there along with my grandpa and they make me feel that they are proud of me instead of my parents.

Every birthday and special holiday, they were by my side all the time.

And now, he said it's only an act to use and fool me? Am I that blind just for the attention and love I'm seeking that my parents cannot give?

“Am I that wretched for seeking attention and love from those people?”

I laughed, looking at my reflection on my car's window. I opened the door and drive away like insane.

“H-how can I trust those b*****d!? Darn!” I hit the driving wheel a couple of times to let my resentment out from within.

But suddenly, my blurred vision cleared and my eyes widened when I saw a coming car that I can't ditch.

My foot that was stepping the gas forcefully, was now hitting the brake with all its might. As the clock keeps ticking my heart was feeling uneasiness, it's beating so fast that I can't control it. And those beats stop when a loud sound of a crash, filled my whole system.

If this is the end. Let me swear that in my next life, no man can ever crash and shatter my heart into pieces once again.

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